The Expendables (2010)

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Steve Austin

Directed By Sylvester Stallone

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/

     Before anybody goes to this movie be warned.  The commercials with Arnold, Bruce, and Sly is only a bit scene, and nothing more.  Which, to me, is better that way.   Stallone once again proves that age is nothing but a number.  Yes, he used some stunt guys and some rough camera work to hide it, but you really have to look or be anal about it to really notice.

     Also, the story and acting could be a little better, but only by a little.  The Expendables delivered at almost every level possible.  High Octane action, well choreographed fights, and buckets blood and piles of human goo.  The whole movie reminded me of a total action flick for men and women.  You had the macho manly man man, and nice bodies for the women to "glance" at. Hahaha. 

    When I attended the Screening I was surrounded by Jocks, Emo Kids, Scenesters, and about 38 women.  At times I felt a bit nervous about these different camps being under the same roof.  On any given day this woudl've been a total nightmare, but as suprising at it sounds, not one sound could be heard.  Well, except for cheers and ooo's and ahhh's.

     The story is pretty simple.  Barney Ross ( Stallone ) heads up a team of Mercs. that would more or less destroy anything alive, and from the opening gun fight scene you get an idea as to whats in store.  After a recent Job Barney is approached by the mysterious Mr. Church ( Willis ) about a high risk job on an island.  Ross accepts, and heads out to get the job done.

      Thats it.  Nothing new or Old, just an in between story, and ALOT of chaos and destruction.  Personally though, it was what this summer needed.  So far this summer there have been maybe 2 or 3 R rated movies in a sea of PG-13 movies.  It was nice not to see yet another movie sellout at the last minute for a lesser rating ( cough cough The Other Guys cough ) like everybody seems to be doing.

     What I really like about the Expendables were 2 things.  The Cast, and the fights.  What better way to than to get a trained cage fighter ( Couture ) and a former Pro Wrestler ( Austin ) to fight it out on the big screen and totally sell it?  Well, Stallone as director did.  The Cast is the real heart of The Expandables.  Ranging in age from Late 30's to early 60's, The Expendables showed us that even middle aged men and so called Dinosaurs can whip any action star out there who wasn't in the film.

     C'mon look at how much beef was in this movie.  It made me think of the days when you saw these stars names, you know the movie was going to have some sort of manly action, as opposed to this emo Scott Pilgrim bullshit.  After all, there is only so much of this Kiddie movie crap one can stomach, and after a summer of totall bullshit movies, it was nice to see some dick and balss at the movies.

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Mr. What